John Feilder
| The Honourable John Feilder MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for St. Ives | |
| In office 1659–1659 | |
| Preceded by | John St Aubyn |
| Succeeded by | James Praed |
| Governor of Portsmouth | |
| In office 1649–1649 | |
| Preceded by | George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich |
| Succeeded by | John Desborough |
| Member of Parliament for St. Ives | |
| In office 1647 – December 1648 | |
| Preceded by | Seat unrepresented |
| Succeeded by | James Praed |
| High Sheriff of Hampshire | |
| In office 1642–1643 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Hugh Stewkley |
| Succeeded by | William Kingsmill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kingston, London |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
John Feilder was an English politician who sat as a royal independent during the Rump Parliament, where he has been described as "one of the most conservative influences".[1]
After attending Oxford University he joined the Army, becoming a Colonel and Captain of Foot, and Captain of a Troop of Horse during the English Civil War, when he was initially Commander of Farnham Castle[2] and thereafter commanded the forces of Surrey.[3] In 1649 he briefly served as Governor of Portsmouth .
He entered politics after marrying the sister of Sir John Trevor, a fellow Cornish MP. He was High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1642 and then returned as Member of Parliament for St Ives, Cornwall for 1647-53 and again in 1659.
The family lived at Horkesley Hall, in Essex, and Heyshott Manor, in West Sussex.
References
- ↑ 'The Rump Parliament 1648-53', Blair Worden, Cambridge University Press, pp. 62
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33288&strquery=feilder#s20 Journal of the House of Lords: volume 7: 1644 (1767-1830), pp. 325-327
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33434&strquery=feilder#s8 Journal of the House of Lords: volume 7: 1644 (1767-1830), pp. 669-671